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TIL that Marc Andreessen is (or at least was*, back in 2007) a huge fan of @cstross.bsky.social.
Look, I'm not asking for Charlie to write a cone-headed tech billionaire character that experiences some bad things into his next novel, but I'm not not asking...
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Look, I'm not asking for Charlie to write a cone-headed tech billionaire character that experiences some bad things into his next novel, but I'm not not asking...
pmarchive.com/top_sci-fi_n...
Pmarchive · Top 10 science fiction novelists of the ’00s—so far
An archive of the best articles from Marc Andreessen’s now defunct blog
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November 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
TIL that Marc Andreessen is (or at least was*, back in 2007) a huge fan of @cstross.bsky.social.
Look, I'm not asking for Charlie to write a cone-headed tech billionaire character that experiences some bad things into his next novel, but I'm not not asking...
pmarchive.com/top_sci-fi_n...
Look, I'm not asking for Charlie to write a cone-headed tech billionaire character that experiences some bad things into his next novel, but I'm not not asking...
pmarchive.com/top_sci-fi_n...
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Important article to understand that the 'AI Doomers' aren't actually all that concerned about humans becoming extinct - they just want to ensure there are posthumans.
www.truthdig.com/articles/und...
www.truthdig.com/articles/und...
Under a Mask of AI Doomerism, the Familiar Face of Eugenics - Truthdig
In a new book, Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares hide their radical transhumanist agenda under the cover of concern about “AI safety.”
www.truthdig.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Important article to understand that the 'AI Doomers' aren't actually all that concerned about humans becoming extinct - they just want to ensure there are posthumans.
www.truthdig.com/articles/und...
www.truthdig.com/articles/und...
New video drop for our Patreon supporters, in which @redpilljunkie.bsky.social and I attempt to piss everyone off by dragging both QAnon/MAGA conspiracists as well as Avi Loeb and his alien spaceship believers.
At least we can't be accused of audience capture!
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At least we can't be accused of audience capture!
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Behind the Grail 28-11-2025: Destroying QAnon and the Sins of Avi Loeb | The Daily Grail
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November 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New video drop for our Patreon supporters, in which @redpilljunkie.bsky.social and I attempt to piss everyone off by dragging both QAnon/MAGA conspiracists as well as Avi Loeb and his alien spaceship believers.
At least we can't be accused of audience capture!
www.patreon.com/posts/behind...
At least we can't be accused of audience capture!
www.patreon.com/posts/behind...
Our latest interviewee Daniel H. Wilson is in this list - check out the full line-up via the link in the post below!
Honor the first Americans and support Indigenous writers. This is just a small list for so many important voices.
@sonorataylor.bsky.social and I have another list for you over on Fright Girl Summer!
20 books across genres to keep you reading ALL year round!
Read and support Indigenous writers!
frightgirlsummer.com/2025/11/06/r...
20 books across genres to keep you reading ALL year round!
Read and support Indigenous writers!
frightgirlsummer.com/2025/11/06/r...
November 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Our latest interviewee Daniel H. Wilson is in this list - check out the full line-up via the link in the post below!
This song always does very weird things to my mind and I am all here for it. Art, genius, magic...call it what you will.
November 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This song always does very weird things to my mind and I am all here for it. Art, genius, magic...call it what you will.
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It's #Caturday which means one thing, and one thing only... it's time to explore The Purrfect Folklore of Ghost Cats 🙀
Ghosts? Folklore? Cats? All of my favourite things!
www.theghostgeek.com/p/the-purrfe... #Folklore #Ghosts #Cats
Ghosts? Folklore? Cats? All of my favourite things!
www.theghostgeek.com/p/the-purrfe... #Folklore #Ghosts #Cats
The Purrfect Folklore of Ghost Cats
A #Caturday look at spectral mousers, fairy felines, and the soft pawprints of ghostlore
www.theghostgeek.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It's #Caturday which means one thing, and one thing only... it's time to explore The Purrfect Folklore of Ghost Cats 🙀
Ghosts? Folklore? Cats? All of my favourite things!
www.theghostgeek.com/p/the-purrfe... #Folklore #Ghosts #Cats
Ghosts? Folklore? Cats? All of my favourite things!
www.theghostgeek.com/p/the-purrfe... #Folklore #Ghosts #Cats
"The psychoactive molecules are the same in most ayahuasca recipes... And yet, the experiences those molecules inspire are refracted by diverse cultural approaches and perspectives."
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The many realities of ayahuasca, from rural Peru to urban China | Aeon Essays
From Peruvian healers battling sorcerers to Chinese executives seeking financial success, ayahuasca’s power shifts across worlds
aeon.co
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"The psychoactive molecules are the same in most ayahuasca recipes... And yet, the experiences those molecules inspire are refracted by diverse cultural approaches and perspectives."
aeon.co/essays/the-m...
aeon.co/essays/the-m...
European and UK friends: If you like live music, be sure to check out one of Australia's best, @ballparkmusic.bsky.social, currently touring over there.
Brilliant bunch of musos, Sam Cromack is a songwriting genius, and the live shows are so much fun:
www.ballparkmusic.com/shows
Brilliant bunch of musos, Sam Cromack is a songwriting genius, and the live shows are so much fun:
www.ballparkmusic.com/shows
SHOWS — BALL PARK MUSIC
www.ballparkmusic.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
European and UK friends: If you like live music, be sure to check out one of Australia's best, @ballparkmusic.bsky.social, currently touring over there.
Brilliant bunch of musos, Sam Cromack is a songwriting genius, and the live shows are so much fun:
www.ballparkmusic.com/shows
Brilliant bunch of musos, Sam Cromack is a songwriting genius, and the live shows are so much fun:
www.ballparkmusic.com/shows
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Excellent interview with Daniel H. Wilson, author of "Hole in the Sky."
Seeing as it's Thanksgiving in America, here's a quote from bestselling science fiction author and Cherokee citizen Daniel H. Wilson.
Hear more of Daniel's thoughts on viewing alien contact stories through Native American eyes in our new Daily Grail interview:
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE?...
Hear more of Daniel's thoughts on viewing alien contact stories through Native American eyes in our new Daily Grail interview:
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE?...
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Excellent interview with Daniel H. Wilson, author of "Hole in the Sky."
The findings reveal “a sophisticated alternative to hierarchical organization...labor was self-organizing rather than commanded.”
gizmodo.com/new-study-re...
gizmodo.com/new-study-re...
New Study Rewrites the Story of Easter Island’s Mysterious Stone Heads
Researchers used drone imagery to construct a 3D model of Rapa Nui's main moai quarry and reveal its secrets.
gizmodo.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The findings reveal “a sophisticated alternative to hierarchical organization...labor was self-organizing rather than commanded.”
gizmodo.com/new-study-re...
gizmodo.com/new-study-re...
Seeing as it's Thanksgiving in America, here's a quote from bestselling science fiction author and Cherokee citizen Daniel H. Wilson.
Hear more of Daniel's thoughts on viewing alien contact stories through Native American eyes in our new Daily Grail interview:
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE?...
Hear more of Daniel's thoughts on viewing alien contact stories through Native American eyes in our new Daily Grail interview:
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE?...
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Seeing as it's Thanksgiving in America, here's a quote from bestselling science fiction author and Cherokee citizen Daniel H. Wilson.
Hear more of Daniel's thoughts on viewing alien contact stories through Native American eyes in our new Daily Grail interview:
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE?...
Hear more of Daniel's thoughts on viewing alien contact stories through Native American eyes in our new Daily Grail interview:
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE?...
The Friday news briefs are LIVE at the Daily Grail!
Massive prehistoric structure found near Stonehenge, Terry Gilliam says 'I'm responsible for QAnon', mind-altering brain weapons are no longer science fiction, and much more:
www.dailygrail.com/2025/11/news...
Massive prehistoric structure found near Stonehenge, Terry Gilliam says 'I'm responsible for QAnon', mind-altering brain weapons are no longer science fiction, and much more:
www.dailygrail.com/2025/11/news...
News Briefs 28-11-2025
New Daily Grail interview just dropped on YouTube, go check it out! Quote of the Day Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And ...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Friday news briefs are LIVE at the Daily Grail!
Massive prehistoric structure found near Stonehenge, Terry Gilliam says 'I'm responsible for QAnon', mind-altering brain weapons are no longer science fiction, and much more:
www.dailygrail.com/2025/11/news...
Massive prehistoric structure found near Stonehenge, Terry Gilliam says 'I'm responsible for QAnon', mind-altering brain weapons are no longer science fiction, and much more:
www.dailygrail.com/2025/11/news...
"Hit the brakes, they'll fly right by": The US Air Force once considered using a huge array of rockets to suddenly slow the spin of the Earth to make incoming nuclear missiles fly past their American targets.
www.dailygrail.com/2018/05/the-...
www.dailygrail.com/2018/05/the-...
That Time the U.S. Air Force Proposed Using Rockets to Stop the Earth's Rotation
The Cold War and resulting arms race between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R led each country to consider some rather crazy ideas through the decades, not least the idea that they could perhaps nuke the Moon...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"Hit the brakes, they'll fly right by": The US Air Force once considered using a huge array of rockets to suddenly slow the spin of the Earth to make incoming nuclear missiles fly past their American targets.
www.dailygrail.com/2018/05/the-...
www.dailygrail.com/2018/05/the-...
If you like a website, please do your best to consciously support it.
This is what social media gives us: we have over 12,000 followers on Facebook, and this is how many actually see/click on a link to an interview we worked really hard on.
Like, repost, reply, subscribe, watch - whatever you can.
This is what social media gives us: we have over 12,000 followers on Facebook, and this is how many actually see/click on a link to an interview we worked really hard on.
Like, repost, reply, subscribe, watch - whatever you can.
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
If you like a website, please do your best to consciously support it.
This is what social media gives us: we have over 12,000 followers on Facebook, and this is how many actually see/click on a link to an interview we worked really hard on.
Like, repost, reply, subscribe, watch - whatever you can.
This is what social media gives us: we have over 12,000 followers on Facebook, and this is how many actually see/click on a link to an interview we worked really hard on.
Like, repost, reply, subscribe, watch - whatever you can.
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Here it is: our latest YouTube interview with Daniel H. Wilson about his latest novel, Hole in the Sky.
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE?...
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE?...
Reimagining Alien Contact: Daniel H. Wilson on writing science fiction from new viewpoints
YouTube video by Daily Grail
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November 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Here it is: our latest YouTube interview with Daniel H. Wilson about his latest novel, Hole in the Sky.
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE?...
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE?...
Sometimes it's good to just stop what you're doing and remind yourself that you live on a bonkers planet that occasionally shoots massive bolts of electricity from the sky. I mean, this is certifiably nuts.
I think maybe we should all remind ourselves more often how amazingly crazy this world is.
I think maybe we should all remind ourselves more often how amazingly crazy this world is.
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Sometimes it's good to just stop what you're doing and remind yourself that you live on a bonkers planet that occasionally shoots massive bolts of electricity from the sky. I mean, this is certifiably nuts.
I think maybe we should all remind ourselves more often how amazingly crazy this world is.
I think maybe we should all remind ourselves more often how amazingly crazy this world is.
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Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
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Read this via @suw.bsky.social - I like @ghostgeek because although she is a pretty full-on skeptic she doesn't deny that there is some deeply weird stuff going on sometimes and never tries to hand wave it away 'It's just SCIENCE!'
The Skeptic Who Fled a Haunted House | The Ghost Geek
That time I was overwhelmed by a sudden sense of doom one summer day in Avebury
www.theghostgeek.com/p/the-skepti...
#StandingStones #HauntedHouses #Ghosts #Psychology
That time I was overwhelmed by a sudden sense of doom one summer day in Avebury
www.theghostgeek.com/p/the-skepti...
#StandingStones #HauntedHouses #Ghosts #Psychology
The Skeptic Who Fled a Haunted House
That time I was overwhelmed by a sense of doom one Summer day in Avebury...
www.theghostgeek.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Read this via @suw.bsky.social - I like @ghostgeek because although she is a pretty full-on skeptic she doesn't deny that there is some deeply weird stuff going on sometimes and never tries to hand wave it away 'It's just SCIENCE!'
Our interview with best-selling sci-fi author Daniel H. Wilson has dropped on YouTube. This was so much fun - I think you'll really enjoy it!
'Hole in the Sky' is in development with Netflix, with Daniel's buddy Sterlin Harjo ('Reservation Dogs', 'The LowDown') attached.
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE
'Hole in the Sky' is in development with Netflix, with Daniel's buddy Sterlin Harjo ('Reservation Dogs', 'The LowDown') attached.
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE
Reimagining Alien Contact: Daniel H. Wilson on writing science fiction from new viewpoints
YouTube video by Daily Grail
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our interview with best-selling sci-fi author Daniel H. Wilson has dropped on YouTube. This was so much fun - I think you'll really enjoy it!
'Hole in the Sky' is in development with Netflix, with Daniel's buddy Sterlin Harjo ('Reservation Dogs', 'The LowDown') attached.
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE
'Hole in the Sky' is in development with Netflix, with Daniel's buddy Sterlin Harjo ('Reservation Dogs', 'The LowDown') attached.
youtu.be/MXkTiUVJwDE
Comment from our YouTube channel. Maybe we should put a 'We are liberal scum' disclaimer at the start of our videos?
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Comment from our YouTube channel. Maybe we should put a 'We are liberal scum' disclaimer at the start of our videos?
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Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Have we controlled for the fact that aliens may have voted in this poll?
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
Half of Americans believe aliens have visited Earth | YouGov
Many believe that aliens would bring new diseases and unintentional harm or outright hostility to people if we were to encounter them.
today.yougov.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Have we controlled for the fact that aliens may have voted in this poll?
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
today.yougov.com/health/artic...